Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

English

In this unit, pupils learn how to use speech first within complex sentences. In ‘The Highwayman’, pupils will learn how to use speech second within complex sentences.

In ‘Into The Forest’, pupils learnt to use complex sentences for setting and character descriptions. In this unit, pupils learn how to use vocabulary in a wider range of sentence structures with increasing precision to show characterisation.

'Jabberwocky': narrative writing

Fill in the missing word: The __________ is the section of a story where the writer develops the main characters and builds up the excitement. It is often a tense section.

True or false? 'A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of a main clause and a type of subordinate clause.'

The warrior whose heart was in his mouth now glanced behind him.

The warrior whose heart was in his mouth now, glanced behind him.

The warrior, whose heart was in his mouth now glanced, behind him.

The warrior, whose heart was in his mouth now, glanced behind him.

Which of these relative complex sentences is punctuated correctly?

Fill in the missing word: 'You can start a new __________ to signal the start of a new idea or key moment.'

What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?

As he wiped his brow, he heard an ominous sound from the depths, of the forest.

As he wiped his brow he heard an ominous sound from the depths of the forest.

As he wiped his brow, he heard an ominous sound from the depths of the forest.

As he wiped, his brow he heard an ominous sound from the depths of the forest.

He wipes the sweat from his brow as he gathers his strength. 

He wiped the sweat from his brow as he gathered his strength. 

He will wipe the sweat from his brow as he gathers his strength. 

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

True or false? You can copy out the notes from your plan exactly as they are.

Darkness enveloped the forbidden forest and shadows lurked in the corners. 

As dusk approached, darkness enveloped the forbidden forest.

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

The young man bravely walked through the dark forest looking for the Jabberwock.

He rested on a tree when he heard a strange, ominous noise.

The Jabberwock appeared from the shadows and slowly approached him.

The Jabberwock’s eyes were burning-red and it had fierce teeth and lethal claws.

Order the four key moments of the build-up chronologically. 

a sentence formed of one main clause and a type of subordinate clause

a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction

The knight sought solace against a tree although he knew he had to carry on.

The brave knight sought solace against a tree, but he knew he had to carry on. 

The brave knight sought solace against a tree.

As he became tired, he sought solace against a tree. 

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Starter Quiz